B.Sc (Hons) degree in Behavioural Science from Aston University in Birmingham
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy from
Spectrum
The main subject areas I covered are listed below for
your information. More detailed information can be found in the Spectrum brochure or on their
web site.
Professional training
How to become a Spectrum trained psychotherapist
One year course in Psychotherapy
One year continuation course
Post graduate course in Psychotherapy
Post graduate continued education programme.
Personal and professional development
Action techniques in therapy
Working with anger
Developing clinical intervention skills
Gestalt therapy - theory and practice
Men for men (Men's group)
Practical application of interpersonal relationship skills
Practice management for psychotherapists and counsellors
Process oriented coaching programme
Professional dream workshops (based on formative psychology)
Professional seminar series (which looks at the dynamics of a therapeutic relationship)
Sexuality (basic, intermediate and advanced) and childhood sexual abuse (occurrence and prevention)
The way we work (an opportunity to talk about the work of, and work with, other Spectrum therapists)
Transforming relationships
Supervision
Working with couples
Working with groups
Residential Programme
Marathons (24 to 96 hours in length on specific topics for personal development)
Workshops and seminars
Dreams
Re-parenting
Family work (fathers and sons; fathers and daughters)
Effective techniques for dealing with somatisation (Margaret Landale)
Psychotherapeutic techniques for affect regulation (CONFER)
I am also trained and have worked as a:-
telephone counsellor
befriender and domiciliary support worker for families who have children with
development and learning difficulties
classroom support assistant in a special needs school for children on the autistic
spectrum
Supervision
I have regular clinical supervision for my client work
Code of conduct and ethical practice
I also subscribe and consciously adhere to the code of ethics provided by the
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy for my professional practice. I am committed to working without
prejudice as to age, class, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation or upbringing
Registration
I am a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
I am registered with the British Psychological Society, British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
and The United Kingdom Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners
I am a qualified registered practitioner with the British Association of Psychological Type (BAPT)
